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  • December 2024
  • Mon 9
    A diagram of a shift register, with squares containing 0s and 1s and arrows connecting boxes
    December 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    🎢 Intro to Computer Music: Chaos and Shift Registers in Max with Dr. Matt

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The modeling of chaotic systems is one of the most exciting and fruitful areas within the discipline of generative music. In this workshop, participants will commune with the same alien […]

  • Tue 10
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    December 10, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 11
    Flyer image with a book cover and the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff 2nd Wednesdays! 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Weds, December 11th: Introduction & Part I Weds, January 8th: Part II Weds, Feb 12th: Part III & Conclusion Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL
    December 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ by Shoshana Zuboff

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Our next book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (2019). ➑️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: […]

  • Mon 16
    Flyer with an illustration of an eye and the following text: How to Investigate Your Government: Researching Security Institutions & Their Contractors: A Training with Jack Poulson Dec 16 6:30 PM Iffy Books 404 S. 20th
    December 16, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    πŸ” How to Investigate Your Government: Researching Security Institutions & Their Contractors

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Interested in learning public records techniques for exposing the relationships between corporations and Western security agencies? Investigative journalist Jack Poulson will provide an overview of U.S. federal procurement analysis methodology […]

  • Tue 17
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: New Summer Hours! The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    December 17, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 18
    A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    December 18, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]

  • Thu 19
    Painting of workers and enormous machines in a Detroit auto plant, painted by Diego Rivera
    December 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. Here's what we're reading for December 19th: […]

  • Fri 20
    Flyer with the following text: The Captain's Vintage Presents Punk Rock Flea Market 23rd Street Armory 22 S. 23rd Street Philly, PA $10 entry all weekend $5 starts 1 pm on Sunday Different vendors different days! Admission good all weekend PhillyPRFM.com
    December 20, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    🧷 Punk Rock Flea Market: Night Market on 12/20

    23rd St. Armory 22 S. 23rd St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    On Friday, December 20th we'll be at the Punk Rock Flea Market at the 23rd Street Armory (22 S. 23rd St.) from 4 to 10 p.m. See y'all there!

  • Fri 20
    The logo for The Open Organization of Lockpickers, with the acronym TOOOL at the top in red. Each letter O in the acronym is designed to look like the keyway of a lock.
    December 20, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ”“ TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    πŸ”“ TΜΆOΜΆOΜΆOΜΆLΜΆ ΜΆLΜΆoΜΆcΜΆkΜΆ ΜΆPΜΆiΜΆcΜΆkΜΆiΜΆnΜΆgΜΆ ΜΆMΜΆeΜΆeΜΆtΜΆuΜΆpΜΆ (Join us next month!)

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    This month's lock picking meetup is canceled. Sorry about that! The next one is on January 17th. Original description: The third Friday of every month from 6–8 p.m. we host […]

  • Mon 23
    The Meshtastic logo, with the word "Meshtastic" in black
    December 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    πŸ“‘ Meshtastic 101

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sizedΒ LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]

  • Wed 25
    Photo of a snow person half-buried in a snowy field
    December 25, 2024

    ❄️ Closed Dec 25!

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We'll be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25th. Sorry for the inconvenience! We'll be back on the 26th. If you need a last-minute gift, we have online gift cards. […]

  • Mon 30
    Flyer image with two 1/4" phone plugs, four lightning-shaped electricity icons, and the following text: Make a DIY Guitar Cable Beginner soldering class! Mon, December 30: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon, January 6: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Weds, January 8: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
    December 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Monday, December 30th at 11 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the […]

  • January 2025
  • Wed 1
    Original alt text: Orbits of the Planets. All eight major planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane. The five currently known dwarf planets are also shown: Eris, Haumea, Pluto, Ceres, and Makemake. Note that Pluto’s orbit is not in the plane of the planets.
    January 1

    πŸŽ‰ Closed Jan 1!

    We’ll be closed all day on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. Sorry for the inconvenience! We’ll be back on the 2nd. Image source

  • Thu 2
    A painting of several factory buildings by Vincent van Gogh. There's matted hay on the ground in the foreground. A person dressed in black in the middle distance is carrying a long yellow object
    January 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation […]

  • Fri 3
    The words "Philly 2600" in an old-school digital font
    January 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup

    πŸ’» Philly 2600 Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    > The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

  • Mon 6
    Flyer image with two 1/4" phone plugs, four lightning-shaped electricity icons, and the following text: Make a DIY Guitar Cable Beginner soldering class! Mon, December 30: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon, January 6: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Weds, January 8: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
    January 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ ̢B̢e̢g̢i̢n̢n̢e̢r̢ ̢S̢o̢l̢d̢e̢r̢i̢n̢g̢:̢ ̢M̢a̢k̢e̢ ̢a̢ ̢D̢I̢Y̢ ̢G̢u̢i̢t̢a̢r̢ ̢C̢a̢b̢l̢e̢ (canceled due to weather!)

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On ΜΆMΜΆoΜΆnΜΆdΜΆaΜΆyΜΆ,ΜΆ ΜΆJΜΆaΜΆnΜΆuΜΆaΜΆrΜΆyΜΆ ΜΆ6ΜΆtΜΆhΜΆ ΜΆaΜΆtΜΆ ΜΆnΜΆoΜΆoΜΆnΜΆΒ  we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, […]

  • Tue 7
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    January 7 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 8
    Flyer image with two 1/4" phone plugs, four lightning-shaped electricity icons, and the following text: Make a DIY Guitar Cable Beginner soldering class! Mon, December 30: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mon, January 6: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Weds, January 8: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
    January 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Wednesday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the […]

  • Wed 8
    Flyer image with a book cover and the following text: Neo-Luddite Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff 2nd Wednesdays! 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Weds, December 11th: Introduction & Part I Weds, January 8th: Part II Weds, Feb 12th: Part III & Conclusion Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL
    January 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group

    βš™οΈ Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ by Shoshana Zuboff

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Our next book for the Neo-Luddite Reading Group is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (2019). ➑️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: […]

  • Thu 9
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    January 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Thursday, January 9th at noon we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, […]

  • Sat 11
    Flyer with blue and purple snowflakes in the background, an illutration of a spooky mushroom growing out of a zine, and the following text: Winter QT Zine Jam! A zine-making workshop for Queer & Trans identifying folx Sat, January 11th 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Sign up at iffybooks.net
    January 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    ❄️ Winter QT Zine Jam!

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    A Zine Jam for Queer and Trans identifying folx led by Pixel. Not sure what zines are? Wishing to become a zinester? You’ve come to the right place! This beginner-friendly […]

  • Tue 14
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    January 14 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

  • Wed 15
    A photo of a Bostitch booklet stapler, with the following text overlaid with a rainbow gradient: Volunteer Zine Folding Session
    January 15 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    πŸ–‡οΈ Volunteer Zine Folding Session

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    We print a *lot* of zines at Iffy Books, which we distribute for free or by donation. That means we’re constantly folding and stapling, which takes patience. And we’re currently […]

  • Thu 16
    Painting of workers and enormous machines in a Detroit auto plant, painted by Diego Rivera
    January 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    πŸ“š Capital Reading Group

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll post the sections we're covering before […]

  • Fri 17
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    January 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Fri 17
    The logo for The Open Organization of Lockpickers, with the acronym TOOOL at the top in red. Each letter O in the acronym is designed to look like the keyway of a lock.
    January 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm πŸ”“ TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    πŸ”“ TOOOL Lock Picking Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The third Friday of every month from 6–8 p.m. we host a meetup run by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Open Organization of Lockpickers. > Come join us for our […]

  • Sat 18
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    January 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    January 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer image with a row of ten 1/4-inch phone plugs and the following text in blue: Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
    January 20 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm ⚑ Beginner Soldering

    ⚑ Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    On Monday, January 20th at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. we're running a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners. You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch […]

  • Mon 20
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    January 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Mon 20
    The symbol of the permacomputing movement, a pixel art flower 7 pixels wide and 9 pixels tall, in white on a black background.
    January 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    πŸ’ΎπŸŒΎ Permacomputing Meetup

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    The Iffy Books Permacomputing Meetup returns on Monday, January 20th from 6:30–8:30 p.m. EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (404 S. 20th St., PHL) or via […]

  • Tue 21
    Flyer with a photo of a small cardboard box with three buttons on top and a white USB cable attached, with the following text: Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., PHL Fri, Jan 17th at 1 p.m. Sat, Jan 18th at 11 a.m. Mon, Jan 20th at 2 p.m. Tues, Jan 21st at 12 p.m. Sign up at iffybooks.net
    January 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    πŸ’‘ Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your […]

  • Tue 21
    Flyer with a green background and the following text: The Writing Room @ Iffy Books / Every Tuesday 5-7:30 PM / Come co-work with other writers in three 4-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
    January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm ✏️ The Writing Room

    ✏️ The Writing Room

    Iffy Books 404 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, United States

    Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]

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